Beagle When This is Over - The Monday Morning Memo

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Bob Dylan’s song “Shelter from the Storm” contains several references to Christ, including:

The narrator as Christ

The narrator is both God and man, and some say the lyrics imply that he is Christ himself. For example, the narrator says, “I came in from the wilderness, a creature void of form,” which alludes to Christ’s 40 days in the desert. The narrator also uses the phrase “I got my signals crossed,” which hints at his death by crucifixion.

The fifth verse

The fifth verse includes the line, “Suddenly I turned around/And she was standing there/With silver bracelets on her wrist/And flowers in her hair/She walked up to me so gracefully/And took my crown of thorns”.

The contrast between the realm of the soul and the visible world

The song includes the line, “Well, the deputy walks on hard nails and the preacher rides a mount”. The deputy is likely to be Christ, and the preacher could also be Christ.

Following Jesus

The song includes the line, “In a little hilltop village, they gambled for my clothes. I bargained for salvation and she gave me a lethal dose”.

“Shelter from the Storm” was recorded in 1974 and released on Dylan’s 15th studio album, Blood on the Tracks, in 1975.

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- Google, when I typed "Christ references in Bob Dylan lyrics Shelter from the Storm" ito the search block

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